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1. Stop Bournemouth Traveller Site 
Ermis has found a piece of land where gypsies and travellers are going to settle down.
This will have a negative impact on the local community in Bournemouth.
2. Say NO to Planning Application 11/1173 Bettws
Newport City Council has made an application for: Change of use of dwelling and land to Gypsy and Traveller site together with construction of new single storey amenity block: at Yew Tree Cottage, Bettws, NP20 7AE.
3. Bournemouth Council should say Yes to proposed plans for a Gypsy site
Bournemouth council say that having an authorised transit site available in the borough will mean the police can use powers to evict travellers who camp illegally on private or public land they would then be required to use the available site or leave the borough.
Having managed sites can reduce problems with associated anti-social behaviour and limit the detrimental affects on travelling communities health, education and well being.
4. Stop the Severalls Lane Gypsy and Travellers site
It is intended that Severalls Lane, Colchester will accommodate the largest permanent Gypsy and Travellers Site in North East Essex.
If this goes ahead the site will be located on the east side of Severalls Lane on the the north side of the A12. It will be approximately a 3 minute walk from Rapid Electronics.
The Severalls Lane Action Group want to stop this now!
The Colchester Borough Council Planning Committee are meeting at 6pm on Thursday the 4th of November at the Moot Hall, Colchester Town Hall. All are welcome although the capacity is 250. Please come!
5. Good Community Relations: Work towards increased G and T provision
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced immediate cuts to government funding programmes in order to start addressing the budget deficit.
Savings have been sought across a number of housing programmes delivered by the Homes & Communities Agency and it is with regret that we have to announce that, as part of those savings, the Gypsy & Traveller Site Grant programme has been closed to new allocations this year.
As a result we will not be continuing with the current bid assessment process and there will be no further opportunities to bid for grant in the current financial year. NO MORE SITES!!
6. Say no to the Travellers and Gypsy Site off Hall Lane Little Lever
Landowners who own a section of green belt land located off Hall Lane, Little Lever are in pre-application talks with Bolton Council’s planning department and have put forward proposals to build affordable houses on the site.
However with the plans unlikely to be accepted, due to building on green belt land, they have also put forward a scheme to establish pitches for gypsy and travellers site.
If you have any objections to the proposed gypsy and travellers site then you need to add your name to this petition.
You can’t afford to sit back and think that someone else will do it - This is your community; make sure you have your say!
7. Say No To Bournemouth Traveller Site
***SAVE BOURNEMOUTH FROM TOWN CENTRE TRAVELLER SITE***
Bournemouth Borough Council has announced a proposal for a Traveller site on the junction of Suffolk Rd/Cambridge Rd - right in the middle of Bournemouth Town Centre.
This directly conflicts with the Council's town centre master vision which includes the redevelopment of the Triangle area, adjacent to the proposed site - as well as the Council’s desire to make Bournemouth a tourist hotspot and desirable UK holiday location.
Having this in the town centre WILL affect -
* Tourism
* Businesses
* Residents
* Pubs and clubs
* Bournemouth's reputation
The impact of traveller sites in town/city locations is well known to -
* Reduce property prices
* Increase anti-social behaviour
* Increase crime rates
* Increase littering
The recommended location is next to –
* Children’s playground
* Elderly residents
* All town centre residents
* School run
* Bournemouth’s beautiful gardens (tourism attraction)
This recommendation will be put to Cabinet on 24 June 2009.
***YOU NEED TO SIGN THIS PETITION AGAINST THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPOSED SITE IMMEDIATELY***
We also STRONGLY RECOMMEND you attend the cabinet meeting at 10.30am at Bournemouth Town Hall on Wednesday 24 June to show your support.
For further information click links below -
Echo Article 16 June 2009 -
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4439812.PROPOSED_BOURNEMOUTH_TRAVELLER_SITE_SET_FOR_ROW/
Facebook Group – ‘No to travellers site in Bournemouth. Suffolk Rd/Cambridge Rd’ - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=201411704327d9064a13da36cda8a2df&gid=113904162588&ref=search#
To leave Feedback or Additional Comments which would be useful at the cabinet meeting, please email –
nobournemouthtravellersite@hotmail.co.uk
8. Help stop the persecution of the Roma people
In recent weeks, Romany people in Italy have been subjected to police registration, by means such as fingerprinting, and to forcible rehousing. The Italian government claims this is part of their efforts to control immigration but the actions smack of racism and are a gross violation of basic human rights.
In May 2008 rumours of an abduction of a baby girl by a Gypsy woman in Naples led to an outbreak of racist violence against Roma camps. The response by Italy's Interior Minister Roberto Maroni to this was “that is what happens when gypsies steal babies”.
That this can happen in Europe in the 21st century, 53 years after the defeat of Nazism and Italian fascism is extremely worrying. On 10th July the European Parliament called the fingerprinting of Gypsies in Italy a clear act of racial discrimination and urged the authorities to stop it. The EU assembly said the measure is not supported by EU human rights treaties and that EU citizens of Roma, or Gypsy, origin must not be treated differently from others in Italy, who are not required to submit their fingerprints.
In Austria, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which monitors and reports on the human rights situation in its 56 participating states, including Italy, also expressed serious reservations about Italy's handling of Gypsies.
The Roma suffered greatly in the Holocaust and I worry that the relative apathy towards the actions of the Italian Government, let alone to far right parties and those with far right sympathies across Europe, will give the far right more confidence to undertake more extreme actions that recall terrible memories of the 1930s and 40s. As history shows, if people and nations remain silent bystanders then fascism can take root and I think that a hard stand is required.
I am well aware that Italy, like many countries in Europe, is concerned about immigration, crime and so on, but am also keenly aware that treating the Roma as second class citizens is not an answer and is a fall-back to the less glorious days of Europe's recent history.
For further information, please visit the facebook site: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20168217599
I would also be very grateful if you would pass on news of this petition to people you know.
9. Reject plans for any more Gypsy camps in Chelmsford
A joint report by The East of England Regional Assembly and the Department for Communities has identified the need for 1220 more Gypsy Camps in Eastern England with a provisional figure of 87 for Chelmsford.
This could amount to around 1,200 Gypsies from all over Europe arriving on Chelmsford soil.
The people of Chelmsford appreciate their environment and will not tolerate any abuse of their Greenbelt areas.
Chelmsford Council should do whatever it takes to protect our environment, even if it means withdrawing financial support and termination of our membership from the East of England Regional Assembly.
10. No More Gypsy Camps In Basildon
A joint report by The East of England Regional Assembly and the Department for Communities has identified the need for 1220 more Gypsy Camps in Eastern England with a provisional figure of 157 for Basildon.
This could amount to around 3,000 Gypsies from all over Europe arriving on Basildon soil.
The people of Basildon appreciate their environment and will not tolerate any abuse of their Greenbelt areas.
Basildon Council should do whatever it takes to protect our environment, even if it means withdrawing financial support and termination of our membership from the East of England Regional Assembly.
